Gubernatorial Chief of Staff Victor Suarez said at a news conference that the island's Public Finance Corporation could not meet the payment due Saturday. "We don't have the money," he said, adding that the government still hopes to reach an agreement with creditors on renegotiating its debts.
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Holder Goes Back To Wall Street Law Firm & Clinton Will Not Reinstate Glass Steagall Act
Stuart and Sam discuss former Attorney General Eric Holder returning to his former Wall Street Law Firm, how he and Wall Street just change the law to suit their needs, Hillary Clinton with not reinstate the Glass Steagall Act and much more...
Read More »Yellen urges Congress to be wary of Fed reforms
Yellen’s testimony Wednesday before the House Financial Services Committee will come one day after that panel held a hearing in which Republicans blasted the Fed as being unaccountable.
Read More »Greece reaches deal with creditors, avoids euro exit
Greece will fight to return to growth and to reclaim its lost sovereignty.
Read More »Greek debt crisis: Goldman Sachs could be sued for helping hide debts when it joined euro
Goldman Sachs faces the prospect of potential legal action from Greece over the complex financial deals in 2001 that many blame for its subsequent debt crisis.
Read More »Greek MPs back bailout reform plan
Greece's parliament has backed a government package of economic reforms aimed at ending the country's debt crisis and securing a new bailout.
Read More »The really worrying financial crisis is happening in China, not Greece
In some quarters, it’s already being called China’s 1929 – the year of the most infamous stock market crash in history and the start of the economic catastrophe of the Great Depression.
Read More »Official Greferendum Results Show “No” Landslide: Singular Logic Projects “Oxi” Victory
BREAKING: Greek interior ministry projection says 'no' camp will get more than 61 percent of vote.
Read More »Greek banks prepare plan to raid deposits to avert collapse
A Greek bail-in could resemble the rescue plan agreed by Cyprus in 2013, when customers’ funds were seized to shore up the banks, with a haircut imposed on uninsured deposits over €100,000.
Read More »Americans Not In The Labor Force Soar By 640,000 To Record 93.6 Million; Participation Rate Drops To 1977 Levels
End result: with the civilian employment to population ratio dropping from last month to 59.3%, one can easily on the chart below why there will be no broad wage growth any time soon, which will merely allow the Fed to engage in its failed policies for a long, long time.
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